A Change in the Classical Order of Setting of Porous Metal Augments with Locked Cups in Hip Revision Surgery: Technical Note and Case Report by Antonio Murcia-Asensio, Francisco Ferrero-Manzanal, Pablo Sanz-Ruiz, Hermenegildo Cañada-Oya, Raquel Lax-Pérez, Christian Goetze

“…We present a technical modification and a series of cases of three patients with Paprosky IIB and IIIA acetabular defects operated with a combination of porous metal augments and a porous cup. In all the three patients, the setting of the cup was done first and secured with locked screws, and then the augments were set in place as a wedge and fixed with screws in a standard fashion. …”
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High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Brazilian Pregnant Women with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 by Emilia Moreira Jalil, Geraldo Duarte, Patrícia El Beitune, Renata Toscano Simões, Patrícia Pereira dos Santos Melli, Silvana Maria Quintana

“…Cervicovaginal specimens were obtained from all women during gynecologic exam. HPV DNA, low and high risk HPV types, was detected using conventional PCR. …”
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State regulation of public libraries in Russia in the first half of the XIX century by D. I. Popov

“…However, the general principles of state regulation of the activities of provincial libraries were extended to all other public libraries in Russia. In the middle of the 19th century, a library boom began in the country, which was caused by numerous public initiatives from below…”
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Isolation and Identification of Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia haemolytica from Pneumonic Small Ruminants and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility in Haramaya District, Eastern Et... by Mohammed Abdulkadir, Taju Nigussie, Isayas Asefa Kebede

“…It is the main cause of respiratory pasteurellosis in sheep and goats of all age groups. Methods. The cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to April 2023 in Haramaya district, eastern Ethiopia, to isolate and identify Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia haemolytica and estimate their prevalence, associated risk factors, and antimicrobial sensitivity of isolates in small ruminants using a purposive sampling method. …”
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Experience of entecavir in renal graft recipients with chronic hepatitis B by M. L. Zubkin, Ye. P. Sel'kova, F. K. Kokoyeva, T. A. Semenenko, V. I. Chervinko, A. N. Kolomoyets, E. M. Balakirev, A. V. Frolov, T. P. Nekrasova

“…Activity of ALT was 98 and 149 IU/l, HBV viral load – 1,6×109 and 1,0×108 copies/ml. In all patients stage 1of fibrosis by METAVIR scale was determined. …”
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Pyrenophora tritici-repentis population structure in the Republic of Kazakhstan and identification of wheat germplasm resistant to tan spot by A. M. Kokhmetova, N. M. Kovalenko, M. T. Kumarbaeva

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Decline of adolescent smoking in Ireland 1995–2015: trend analysis and associated factors by Shasha Li, Sheila Keogan, Luke Clancy, Keishia Taylor

“…Multivariate regression results show that peer smoking, perceived access to cigarettes, perceived risks of smoking, parental monitoring, truancy, maternal relationship, perceived relative wealth and family structure were all significantly associated with adolescent smoking, and some of the factors had different effects for female and male students.Conclusion Ireland has successfully achieved a considerable decrease of adolescent smoking from 1995 to 2015, during which various tobacco control policies have been implemented. …”
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Loss of Visual Acuity after Successful Surgery for Macula-On Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in a Prospective Multicentre Study by Salvatore Di Lauro, Melissa Castrejón, Itziar Fernández, Jimena Rojas, Rosa M. Coco, María R. Sanabria, Enrique Rodríguez de la Rua, J. Carlos Pastor

“…The series were divided into 4 subgroups: (1) all macula-on eyes (n=357); (2) macula-on patients with visual loss at the third month of follow-up (n=53) which were further subdivided in (3) phakic eyes (n=39); and (4) pseudophakic eyes (n=14). …”
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The Unignorable Near-ground PM2.5, UFP, PAHs, and BC Levels around a Traffic Prohibited Night Market by Sheng-Lun Lin, Hongjie Zhang, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…Through traffic restriction, it was found that all kinds of pollutants increased significantly before restriction, and even after restriction, the concentrations of PM2.5 and BC increased 131% and 151% in low concentration season. …”
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The Association of TNF-Alpha Inhibitors and Development of IgA Nephropathy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes by Vedran Premužić, Ivan Padjen, Mislav Cerovec, Marijana Ćorić, Bojan Jelaković, Branimir Anić

“…We are reporting three patients with longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which developed IgAN while receiving TNF-alpha inhibitors. All off our three patients had RA, which lasted 2–4 years, and none of them had a prior history of chronic kidney disease. …”
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Robot Dynamic Path Planning Based on Prioritized Experience Replay and LSTM Network by Hongqi Li, Peisi Zhong, Li Liu, Xiao Wang, Mei Liu, Jie Yuan

“…In dynamic and complex environments, the success rates of all algorithms, except TLD3 and the LPDDQN, decreased significantly. …”
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Sheikh al-Qaraḍāwī’s Independent Reasoning (Ijtihād) in Reformulating Contemporary Islamic Criminal Jurisprudence within the Framework of the Modern State by Gaber Mohamed

“…Sheikh al-Qaraḍāwī views Islamic criminal jurisprudence as fundamentally concerned with safeguarding religion, life, progeny, intellect, and property for all people. He believes that Islamic punitive measures primarily aim at promoting values and upholding human rights principles without discrimination based on religion, race, colour, or gender. …”
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Influence of pH modifiers on the dissolution and stability of hydrochlorothiazide in the bi- and three-layer tablets by Blatnik Sandra Urek, Dreu Rok, Srčič Stanko

“…Disintegration of tablets, dissolution of HCTZ from tablets and HCTZ related substances were monitored for all systems. Results showed that there was a significant difference between dissolution profiles of the conventional two-tablet system (HCTZ tablet and pH modifying tablet) and the 2-layer and 3-layer tablets, which include the pH modifying layer. …”
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The impact of pre-hospital emergency medical services on the outcomes of patients with burn: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ahmed Alanazy, Abdullah Alruwaili

“…A systematic literature review was carried out from inception to 1st July 2023 using twelve databases. All original articles that included patients with burn injuries who received the necessary pre-hospital care by EMS staff were included. …”
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Intraocular Pressure and Anterior Segment Morphometry Changes after Uneventful Phacoemulsification in Type 2 Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients by João N. Beato, David Reis, João Esteves-Leandro, Manuel Falcão, Vítor Rosas, Ângela Carneiro, Fernando Falcão Reis

“…There was a significant postoperative IOP reduction 6 months after surgery (p<0.001) by an average of 2.9 ± 2.9 mmHg (15.5%) and 2.4 ± 2.8 mmHg (13.0%) in the DM group and non-DM groups (p=0.410), respectively. All AS parameters (anterior chamber depth, volume, and angle) increased significantly postoperatively (p<0.001). …”
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Separation of iron-nickel alloy nugget from limonitic laterite ore using self-reduction by Ju P., Ryom K., Hong K.

“…In this investigation, the reduction experiments were all conducted at 1300°C. To evaluate the formation and the separation of iron-nickel alloy nugget in the reduction process, we observed the patterns of reduced products under different C/O ratio, CaO addition ratio and holding time conditions. …”
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Expression of osteogenic proteins in kidneys of cats with nephrocalcinosis by Nuttha Hengtrakul, Eva Furrow, Michael Borofsky, Ferenc Toth, Jody P. Lulich

“…Results Nephrocalcinosis co‐localized with osteopontin immunoreactivity in all 18 cats (100%) and with osteocalcin in 12 cats (67%). …”
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Follow-Up of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Patients after Clinical or Surgical Emergencies: A Practical Approach by Hélio A. G. Teive, Matheus Gomes Ferreira, Carlos Henrique F. Camargo, Renato P. Munhoz

“…Upon reassessment after 3 months, all patients remained bed or wheel chair bound (H&Y 5) and presented significant worsening of their UPDRS part III score of at least 10 points (mean 51.5 ± 3.3; paired t-test two-tailed p<0.0001 compared to baseline). …”
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Examining Effects of the COVID-19 National Lockdown on Ambient Air Quality Across Urban India by Chimurkar Navinya, Girish Patidar, Harish C. Phuleria

“…The Northern region shows the highest decline for all the pollutants with most days below NAAQS during lockdown—86%, 68%, and 100% compared to 18%, 0%, and 38% in 2019 for PM2.5, PM10, and NO2, respectively. …”
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Why is the New York Times Writing so Much about Alzheimer's Disease Therapies? by Tamas Bartfai

“…We have a successful and lucrative history of preventive medicine on a large scale, all we need now is the foresight and will to switch strategy and no longer look for a magic bullet to fix ad, but to discover drugs that will delay and prevent the onset of ad, drugs that may be safely taken by symptom-free patients who are vulnerable and susceptible to ad. …”
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